Rowan Silvercrown

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Lorewarden Rowan Silvercrown: Female human Mnk4; CR 4; Medium-size humanoid; HD 4d8+0; hp 18; Init +2; Spd 40 ft.; AC 16, touch 15, flat-footed 14; Atk +4 melee (1d8+1, unarmed strike) or +5 melee (1d6+1, masterwork siangham); SA Flurry of blows, stunning attack (4/day); SQ Evasion, fast movement, slow fall (20 ft.), still mind; AL LN; SV Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +8; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 10.

Skills and Feats: Balance +10, Climb +7, Concentration +2, Craft

(bookbinding) +4, Hide +4, Jump +6, Knowledge (geography) +4,

Listen +9, Move Silently +8, Perform (glaur) +1, Spot +5, Tumble

+9; Deflect Arrows, Dodge, Expertise, Improved Unarmed Strike,

Mobility. Flurry of Blows: Rowan may use the full attack action to make

one extra attack per round with an unarmed strike or a special monk

weapon at her highest base attack, but this attack and each other

attack made that round suffer a –2 penalty apiece. This penalty

applies for 1 round, so it affects attacks of opportunity she might

make before her next action. If armed with a kama, nunchaku, or

siangham, Rowan makes the extra attack either with that weapon or

unarmed. If armed with two such weapons, she uses one for her regular

attack and the other for the extra attack. In any case, her

damage bonus on the attack with her off hand is not reduced.

Stunning Attack (Su): Once per round (but not more than 4/day),

Rowan can stun a creature damaged by her unarmed attacks. The foe

so struck must make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 15) or be

stunned for 1 round in addition to suffering normal damage from

the attack. Creatures immune to critical hits cannot be stunned with

this attack.

Evasion (Ex): If Rowan makes a successful Reflex saving throw

against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful

save, she instead takes no damage.

Slow Fall: When within arm’s reach of a wall, Rowan can use it

to slow her descent while falling. She takes damage as if the fall were

20 ft. shorter than it actually is.

Still Mind: Rowan gains a +2 bonus to saving throws against spells

and effects from the Enchantment school.

Possessions: Bracers of armor +1, masterwork siangham, cloak of resistance +1, masterwork glaur, monk’s outfit.

Born in Ordulin, but raised in Tegal’s Mark, Rowan is the daughter

of a bookbinder who instilled in her a love of books and an abhorrence

of those who would destroy them. She joined the Children of the Passive Voice at a young age and rose quickly within the order.

In combat, Rowan prefers to quickly size up her opponents

before leaping into and out of the fray. She finds that if she concentrates

on avoiding an opponent’s attacks, her chance to strike a

telling blow inevitably occurs. Like most members of her order, she

favors “Oghma’s quill” (a siangham) as a weapon.

The Lorewarden treats her responsibility for defending the

Leaves of Learning very seriously and often finds fault with members

of the Tower Guard posted at the temple who do not show the

same degree of vigilance. She is somewhat of a mother hen to the

aged clerics of the temple, keeping close watch over them when they

stray beyond the temple walls.